| 叙述 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account |   |
| 算卦 | suàn guà | fortune telling | |
| 卜卦 | bǔ guà | to divine using the trigrams / fortune telling | |
| 拆字 | chāi zì | fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters | |
| 相面 | xiàng miàn | fortune telling based on the subject's face | |
| 添油加醋 | tiān yóu jiā cù | lit. to add oil and vinegar / fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting) | |
| 卜课 |  bǔ kè | divination / fortune telling | |
| 批八字 | pī bā zì | to have one's fortune read / system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 / (sexagenary cycle) | |
| 琴书 | qín shū | traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment | |
